“We expressly do not accomplish that mission by inciting anyone to lawlessness – quite the opposite…”

Even in an era in which crosses are routinely called “grossly offensive,” it is quite a statement when a cross in the United States is so offensive it incites citizens to plant explosives to destroy it.

To be fair, though, the facts point only to an explosion that superficially damaged the cross. There is no proof of motivation or intent. The incident may yet turn out to be unrelated to the cross at all, though if not, it certainly was an interesting coincidence that made for nice headlines.